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- Title
The Leeds Evaluation of Efficacy of Detoxification Study (LEEDS) prisons project pilot study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing dihydrocodeine and buprenorphine for opiate detoxification.
- Authors
Sheard, Laura; Adams, Clive E; Wright, Nat M J; El-Sayeh, Hany; Dalton, Richard; Tompkins, Charlotte N E
- Abstract
In the United Kingdom (UK), there is an extensive market for the class 'A' drug heroin. Many heroin users spend time in prison. People addicted to heroin often require prescribed medication when attempting to cease their drug use. The most commonly used detoxification agents in UK prisons are buprenorphine, dihydrocodeine and methadone. However, national guidelines do not state a detoxification drug of choice. Indeed, there is a paucity of research evaluating the most effective treatment for opiate detoxification in prisons. This study seeks to address the paucity by evaluating routinely used interventions amongst drug using prisoners within UK prisons.
- Publication
Trials, 2007, Vol 8, p1
- ISSN
1745-6215
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1745-6215-8-1